Guide to the Office of College Advancement, News Bureau scrapbooks and clippings, 1922-1972

Historical Note

The Bates College News Bureau was founded in 1921 as a way to publicize the Million Dollar Fund, a Bates fundraising drive during the 1920s. The founder and first director was Wayne E. Davis '12. The Bureau was given further impetus by the Bates debate trips to Oxford around the same time, and quickly became the principal publicity agent for the college. The department's name was changed in 1994 to the Office of College Relations, and again in 2003 to Communications and Media Relations.

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Scope and Content Note

Contains clippings scrapbooks and foldered clippings put together by the Bates College News Bureau. The scrapbooks contain clippings on a wide variety of topics related to the college, under the headings "General," "Athletics," and "Debate." The foldered clippings cover various college events and other topics. The clippings are mostly from Lewiston and other Maine newspapers, but some are from the New England area, in particular Boston newspapers. See also individual series notes for more detail.

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Organization and Arrangement

This collection is arranged into four series. The first three series are arranged by title of scrapbook: I. General; II. Athletics; III. Debate. The scrapbooks are arranged chronologically within each series. The fourth series, IV. Clippings, is arranged chronologically.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

The collection is the physical property of Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library. Bates College holds literary rights only for material created by College personnel working on official behalf of the College, or for material which was given to the College with such rights specifically assigned. For all other material, literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for obtaining permission from rights holders for publication or other purposes that exceed fair use.

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Related Material

CA 05.04, Sports Information Office records, Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College, http://abacus.bates.edu/muskie-archives/EADFindingAids/CA0504.html

CA 12.04, Brooks Quimby Debate Council records, Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College, http://abacus.bates.edu/muskie-archives/EADFindingAids/CA1204.html

CA 13.01, Athletics Department records, Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College, http://abacus.bates.edu/muskie-archives/EADFindingAids/CA1301.html

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Index Terms

These records are indexed under the following headings in the Bates College Library catalog. Researchers wishing to find related materials should search the catalog under these index terms.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition and Custody Information

Accession No.: N/A.

Preferred Citation

Office of College Advancement, News Bureau scrapbooks and clippings, Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College.

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Series Description